The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I see the city lights all around me
Everyone's obscure
Ten million people each with their problems
Why should anyone care
And in Your eyes I can see
I am not just a man, vastly lost in this world
Lost in a Sea of Faces
Your body's the bread, Your blood is the wine
Because you traded Your life for mine
Sometimes my life it feels so trivial
Immersed in the greatness of space
Yet somehow you still find the time for me
It's then You show me Your love
And In Your eyes I can see
And in Your arms I will be
I am not just a man, vastly lost in this world
Lost in a Sea of Faces
Your body's the bread, Your blood is the wine
Because you traded Your life for mine
If only my one heart
Was all you'd gain from all it cost
Well I know you would have still been a man
With a reason
To willingly offer your life
I am not just a man, vastly lost in this world
Lost in a Sea of Faces
Your body's the bread, Your blood is the wine
Because you traded Your life for mine
Just one in a million faces
Everyone's obscure
Ten million people each with their problems
Why should anyone care
And in Your eyes I can see
I am not just a man, vastly lost in this world
Lost in a Sea of Faces
Your body's the bread, Your blood is the wine
Because you traded Your life for mine
Sometimes my life it feels so trivial
Immersed in the greatness of space
Yet somehow you still find the time for me
It's then You show me Your love
And In Your eyes I can see
And in Your arms I will be
I am not just a man, vastly lost in this world
Lost in a Sea of Faces
Your body's the bread, Your blood is the wine
Because you traded Your life for mine
If only my one heart
Was all you'd gain from all it cost
Well I know you would have still been a man
With a reason
To willingly offer your life
I am not just a man, vastly lost in this world
Lost in a Sea of Faces
Your body's the bread, Your blood is the wine
Because you traded Your life for mine
Just one in a million faces
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this song has a great msg, and i like the music as well. if they lyrics are good it always makes the music seem better to me. there msg is pretty obvious. there are millions of ppl in this world and every one of us have our own individual problems of life to deal with. sometimes life seems so trivial and you feel sorta like: how can little ol' me (lol) be something significant in the vastness of this world?but then when you think about the sacrifce that Jesus gave for mankind, you realize that you AREN'T just someone "vastly lost in a sea of faces." God knows us better than we even know ourselves and he loves us individually. when he says 'even if only my one heart was all you'd gained..." it further emphasizes his love for us... he would have stilled sacrificed his life even if he knew he would only gain one person, because he had a firm purpose to carry out---"u wuld have still been a man, w\ a reason to willingly give your life." now how could u reject that? He traded his very life for MINE. i am Not just a girl vastly lost in this world, lost in a sea of faces...
the song itself (musically) is kinda cheesy...sounds like everything else...lyrics are really good though... "your body's the bread, your blood is the wind, cuz you traded your life for mine" i like that line alot
this song is awesome. can't exactly get the meaning quite yet, but it's still awesome. i heard them perform it live. wow that was awesome, but i couldn't get their autographs or just say hey like i do to all the other bands i meet. they rock though. this song rocks! kutless rocks!
I am not an extra in the movie of life, not to God :) I think that this is one of the most touching songs, especially the bridge, I've ever heard. It's funny how songs get better when you learn how to play them hahaha G > C9 > Em > C9 So beautiful when you play it acoustically
This song gave me shivers the first time i heard it. It reminded me how much Jesus really sacrificed for us.
Greatest song ever. Wow ashleyholley that's crazy deep, but i agree... I heard this song one day when I was feeling sad and lonely and it made me feel so much better... i wish i could see these guys live! Anyone kno if their coming to Ontario any time soon?
This song is, by far, THE best ever written by Kutless. It's one of those song's that just makes you cry, it's just that powerful. >
first off... Kutless is awesome... i love this song... its got a punk rockish sound... especially for Kutless... its got a good meaning to it... but the lyrics really don't go together that good... "Your body's the bread, Your blood's the wine, because you traded your life for mine" what does that have to do with the rest of the song? its a great song but the lyricist seems like he was trying to find somethin to rhyme and not somethin that made sense with the song... but i really love Kutless... Jesus died for you, do you live for Jesus?
This is definitley my fav Kutless song. i love the chords, his voice, the lyrics. This song is like a 3 min escape where you can focus on what life is about. I love it lots!!
i love this song .. it has a great meaning